With echoes of the open letter to former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from his daughter, Iyabo, reverberating nationwide, the daughter yesterday gave reasons she gave up on her father ever changing.
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo spoke against the background of mixed reactions from
Yoruba elders and politicians on the import of the letter which she said was
the last communication with her father.
The former president himself was furious when approached by Vanguard,
yesterday, as he hurled invectives at the newspaper. The exchange between Vanguard
and the former president ran thus:
Vanguard: Sir, we tried reaching you all through yesterday, to no avail,
over the letter written by your daughter, Iyabo, to you.
Chief Obasanjo: You are a bloody idiot, you have published the paper and you
are now looking for me, you are an idiot, don’t call me again. When Iyabo
finishes you in court…. (hangs up).
Senator Obasanjo nevertheless flayed the orchestrated attempt in the social
media by a network of associates of her father to separate her from the letter.
Aremo Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun State, who was cited in the
letter, confirmed the meeting
between him and Iyabo in Massachusetts, United States but distanced himself
from the plot allegedly cited by her father to empower her with the ticket of
the All Progressives Congress, APC for the next round of elections.
Besides, Aremo Osoba, several prominent Yoruba elders spoke on the
development among whom were Afenifere leader, Chief Rueben Fasoranti, Afenifere
bigwig, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, Chief Ebenezer Babatope and
Hon. Femi Kehinde, a former member of the House of Representatives.
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo had written an open letter
to her father accusing him of being a liar, manipulator, wife-basher
and hypocrite who was desperate for a third term despite his denials to the
contrary.
Vanguard
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